EP0625685B1 - Four électrique à arc alternant les sources d'énergie et méthode pour le fonctionnement d'un tel four - Google Patents

Four électrique à arc alternant les sources d'énergie et méthode pour le fonctionnement d'un tel four Download PDF

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EP0625685B1
EP0625685B1 EP94106115A EP94106115A EP0625685B1 EP 0625685 B1 EP0625685 B1 EP 0625685B1 EP 94106115 A EP94106115 A EP 94106115A EP 94106115 A EP94106115 A EP 94106115A EP 0625685 B1 EP0625685 B1 EP 0625685B1
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Corrado De Cecco
Gianni Gensini
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
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    • F27B3/20—Arrangements of heating devices
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/52—Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces
    • C21C5/5211—Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces in an alternating current [AC] electric arc furnace
    • C21C5/5217—Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces in an alternating current [AC] electric arc furnace equipped with burners or devices for injecting gas, i.e. oxygen, or pulverulent materials into the furnace
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B3/00—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Tank furnaces
    • F27B3/08—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Tank furnaces heated electrically, with or without any other source of heat
    • F27B3/085—Arc furnaces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B3/00—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Tank furnaces
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    • F27B3/22—Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
    • F27B3/225—Oxygen blowing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F27D99/0001—Heating elements or systems
    • F27D99/0033—Heating elements or systems using burners
    • F27D2099/0046—Heating elements or systems using burners with incomplete combustion, e.g. reducing atmosphere
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  • This invention concerns an electric arc furnace to melt steel with alternative sources of energy and concerns also the related operating method, as set forth in claims 1 and 16 (EP-A-0 257 450).
  • This invention is applied to the field of electric arc furnaces employed to melt steel and alloys thereof and has been conceived and designed to optimise the efficiency and output of the plant by using alternative sources of energy in a suitable manner.
  • the invention is applied to furnaces working with direct current and to furnaces working with alternating current.
  • the furnaces to which the invention is applied may have a tapping channel and a tapping hole without the positioning of the tapping hole being in any way restricted.
  • the invention has the purpose of achieving significant savings of the energy consumed in feeding the furnace and of the melting times.
  • the invention is also particularly suitable for the melting of completely cold charges.
  • the invention is employed for charging the furnace with scrap by means of skips, or for continuous charging of scrap, or for continuous charging with pre-reduced material, or for mixed charges.
  • the methods of the state of the art for the melting of metals include the process of injecting gaseous elements into the furnace so as to accomplish a reaction of oxidation with the carbon and with the other oxidisable chemical elements in the molten metallic mass.
  • the oxidation reaction enables the intrinsic potential of energy of the carbon and of the other chemical elements to be recovered by means of an exothermic oxidation reaction.
  • the gaseous elements injected may consist of air enriched with oxygen or even of pure oxygen. These gaseous elements may be blown onto the molten metal by means of lances positioned above the surface of the bath and/or by nozzles or tuyées placed on the bottom of the furnace.
  • US-A-2,909,422 teaches the delivery of oxygen and other substances through a hollow electrode.
  • the state of the art therefore includes the injection of additives and powdered coal through hollow electrodes placed in the roof of the furnaces. These additives and powdered coal supplement and replace the carbon used in the oxidation reaction and enable the contribution of energy provided by that reaction to be kept high.
  • GB-A-2,115,011 teaches the blowing of a stirring and processing gas from below the bath of molten metal, the introduction of solid carbonaceous material from above and the use of tuyIER positioned on the sidewall and delivering mixtures of gases towards the bath.
  • GB-A-1,421,203 teaches the delivery of oxygen and other gases from the bottom in a zone between the electrodes and the sidewall of the furnace.
  • FR-B-2.208.988 teaches the delivery of gases from above downwards into the furnace and also the delivery of gases from below the scrap and/or bath of molten metal into the zone of the electrodes and also between the electrodes and the sidewall of the furnace.
  • This document discloses also in the sidewall one or more lances which deliver oxygen and/or other gases, in a configuration following movement of the metal, between the electrodes and the sidewall of the furnace.
  • EP-BI-0257450 discloses a method which includes a plurality of lances for oxygen, or mixtures of oxygen, working between the electrodes and the inner walls of the furnace and also a plurality of nozzles arranged below the molten bath in the zones where the lances work.
  • nozzles positioned on the bottom are also employed to stir the bath and to make uniform the blowing action of the lances since, even when supersonic-type lances are used, the jet of the combustion gases cannot reach a depth greater then 20-30 cms. in the molten bath unless non-reusable throwaway lances are employed.
  • the nozzles and tuyIER of the state of the art work typically at pressures up to 60 bar and normally between 5 and 20 bar.
  • these nozzles and tuyomme positioned on the bottom have an oxygen emission diameter between 3 and 6 mm. and are advantageously of a two-pipe type with a central pipe emitting O 2 and an annulus emitting hydrocarbons and/or inert gases for cooling purposes.
  • document EP-A-0257450 describes an electric arc furnace wherein the tuyomme are arranged around an imaginary ring which circumscribes the electrode, the pressure of the blowing of the oxygen is normally between 5 and 10 bar, maximum 20 bar, and the gas are ejected from the lances at a sonic speed, even if conical apertures on the nozzles are provided to reach hypercritical flux speeds.
  • the technology of the tuyomme enables a better homogenisation of the liquid steel to be achieved, thus making possible intensive working in a "long arc" condition without generating disuniformity of temperature and also making possible a shortening of the melting time and still other advantages.
  • the regulation of the blowing during the various working cycles is also carried out on the rate of flow of the gases; the pressure can be varied, but only as a result of the variation of the rate of flow.
  • the tuy Guatemala are positioned substantially symmetrically on the hearth of the furnace and often correspond to the oxygen emission lances.
  • the invention is based on a new technical and operating philosophical approach as compared to the state of the art, while employing known parts and components, but the use of such parts and components is carried out in an innovatory manner never before envisaged.
  • This invention uses in an innovatory manner the tuyère technology for injecting gas from the hearth of the furnace so as to achieve a quick start-up of the oxidation reaction, to increase the area affected by the reaction and to speed up the melting of the charge.
  • the gas is mainly pure or combined oxygen.
  • the pure or combined oxygen is injected in a relatively great quantity at a pressure which can be modulated through tuyées located in the hearth of the furnace.
  • the oxygen delivery pipe in the tuy Guatemala is made of copper and typically has a diameter greater than 8 millimetres, depending on the capacity of the furnace and on the number of tuyées included.
  • This oxygen delivery pipe is embodied advantageously by machining a bore in a polygonal or star-shaped section or, in any event, in a section having a symmetrical shape and capable of being circumscribed within a circumference so as to be able to key the section within a cylindrical pipe so as to create passages for the cooling mixture about the periphery of the pipe itself.
  • This conformation is very important since it ensures uniform and constant cooling of the delivery pipe.
  • polygonal section shall be meant hereinafter any section which can be circumscribed within a circumference.
  • the tuy insomnia according to the invention are positioned at least in the coldest zones of the furnace so as to contribute actively to the raising of the temperature in those specific zones.
  • the tuyomme in the bottom of the furnace are positioned with their centres arranged within a ring defined by two perimeters, namely an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter.
  • the inner perimeter in its position nearest to the centre is at a distance which is a quarter of the line which connects a point of the outer casing to the centre of the furnace, whereas the outer perimeter at its maximum extent is equal to three quarters of the line connecting a point of the outer casing of the furnace to the centre of the furnace.
  • the ring surrounding the tuyées is circular.
  • This ring encloses the electrodes and is external thereto.
  • the resulting line of the outer perimeter of the ring as above defined is the result of a compromise between proceeding far from the centre of the furnace to heat the cold zones thereof and not arriving too near the walls so as to avoid damaging the refractory material.
  • the best position of the tuyomme is determined according to the position of the upper lances emitting oxygen, the position of the burners, the position of the fumes aspiration hole (fourth hole), and the position of the upper electrodes and of the bottom electrodes if the furnace works with direct current. According to a variant, account is also taken of the general structure of the furnace and of the other variables known a priori at the stage of designing the furnace itself.
  • the tuyomme are positioned not symmetrically when it is more necessary to obtain energy to make the temperature of the bath uniform and to make the distribution of heat in the bath as symmetrical and homogeneous as possible.
  • the present applicants have found it advantageous, in an electric furnace with electrodes and with the fourth hole and with a bay, to provide at least three tuy Guatemala and at least one supersonic oxygen lance.
  • two tuyées are placed at the sides of the fourth hole, one of them on the side thereof towards the slag hole, while the third tuyère is positioned towards the casting nozzle.
  • the oxygen lance of a supersonic type faces advantageously towards the centre of the furnace and is positioned at the side of the electrodes.
  • an auxiliary tuyère substantially conformed like the other tuy Guatemala but having characteristics of a differentiated flow rate or differentiated method of functioning, is included on the bottom in the zone where the supersonic oxygen lance cooperates with the bath of molten metal.
  • this auxiliary tuyère according to the invention acts after the melting has already begun and replaces the supersonic lance with certain types of steel and, more generally, with certain working conditions.
  • the pressure of emission of the oxidation gas is set and modulated according to the phases of charging of the furnace, and the rate of flow is allowed to vary functionally as a result of the variations set by the pressure.
  • each charging phase is divided into a plurality of periods, each of which is characterised by a specific value of pressure and rate of flow of the injection of the oxidation gas.
  • the whole cycle is divided into periods, each of which is characterised by a specific value of pressure and rate of flow of the blowing of the oxidation gases.
  • the pressure of injection of the gas is brought to a determined minimum value and is kept at that value.
  • This minimum value is represented by a pressure enough to overcome the liquid metal heel, that is to say, the ferrostatic pressure of the bath and also the dynamic action of the charge on the liquid metal at the moment of introduction of the charge.
  • This minimum value is thereafter calculated so that a flow-back of liquid metal into the tuy Guatemala will not take place, for such a flow-back might lead to a blockage of the tuy Guatemala.
  • the working pressure of the oxygen within each cycle is determined according to the type of scrap or pre-reduced material or mixture thereof used for the melting and also according to the type of steel which it is desired to produce; this pressure is obtained experimentally by creating appropriate tables.
  • the oxygen is blown from the tuy Guatemala at a pressure which can be varied and is substantially between 0 and 11 bar.
  • the central blowing pipe is used to inject inert gases and oxygen when, for instance, the carbon to be combined with the oxygen to actuate the post-combustion has been exhausted.
  • This low blowing pressure according to the invention does not cause problems of splashing of the liquid steel. Moreover, it determines a low speed of rising of the molecules of oxygen within the bath of molten metal.
  • the low speed of rising of the oxygen molecules is converted into a low speed of emerging of the oxygen molecules, by themselves or in combination, from the bath of molten metal, and this situation entails easier treatment of the oxygen molecules, by themselves or in combination, by the layer of slag, which thus acts as an element to slow and filter the combined CO molecules.
  • the combination of the innovations introduced has the effect that the reaction of the CO molecules with the oxygen fed by the post-combustion burners takes place between the layer of slag and the bath of molten metal and in the layer of slag and therefore all the energy produced by this reaction is transferred directly to the bath or from the layer of slag to the bath without the typical losses of the known technology.
  • a low injection pressure causes also less turbulence in the bath and therefore less problems for the electric arc and therefore improves its efficiency.
  • the rate of flow of the oxygen in each single tuyère is a function of the capacity of the furnace and is comprised between about 0 and 1000 Nm 3 per hour; the optimum rate of flow is between 30 and 400 Nm 3 per hour with a ratio varying from 2/3 to 1/10 of the rate of flow of the oxygen in each single post-combustion burner.
  • Each tuyère according to the invention can be controlled individually according to the zone in which it is positioned. Thus, with particular requirements or situations occurring during the melting it is possible to have a greater or smaller injection of oxygen from one tuyère than from another tuyère.
  • the cooling mixture passing through the annular pipes of the tuy Guatemala consists of at least one gas with a high cooling power such as, for instance, methane or another suitable hydrocarbon, and of a gas with a diluting function such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide, for instance.
  • the percentage of methane in the mixture depends on the rate of flow of the oxygen introduced into the furnace and on the specific period of the working cycle during which the introduction takes place.
  • this adjustment of the cooling mixture is carried out by acting on the delivery line of the diluting component of the mixture, in this case nitrogen or carbon dioxide, so that no interruptions of the flow of methane ever take place.
  • the delivery line of the diluting component of the mixture in this case nitrogen or carbon dioxide
  • a specific pipe advantageously a ceramic-coated pipe having a diameter of about 18-25 millimetres, is also pre-arranged to immit powdered coal on a carrier of air or nitrogen below the level of the molten bath so as to replace the carbon used in the oxidation reaction.
  • the injection of coal is carried out by means of, or also by means of, tuyées positioned in the bottom of the furnace in a carrier of oxygen or another gas.
  • the quantity of coal introduced into the bath of molten metal is a function of the oxygen introduced and of the equivalent carbon contained in the scrap or pre-reduced material.
  • the immission of coal, if carried out with a lance, is performed directly within the liquid metal below the surface layer of slag which forms in the melting bath.
  • peripheral zone too of introduction of the coal is determined as a function of the specific requirements which arise during the operating steps, that is to say, as a function of the zones more heavily oxidised beforehand, where there occurs, therefore, the greatest need to compensate and replace the carbon used in the reaction.
  • two or more post-combustion burners are included and are positioned in such a way that their oxygen-containing jet affects the zone of greater enrichment of CO, namely the zone of the ring affected by the emission of the cone of oxygen from the tuy insomnia and/or from the supersonic oxygen lances.
  • An electric furnace system 10 shown in Fig.1 comprises a system of an upper electrode or upper electrodes 11 to generate an electric arc and, in this example of a DC furnace, of bottom electrodes 22 located in a hearth 14 of the furnace 10.
  • the method of working of the electric furnace 10 according to the invention provides for the injection of pure or combined oxygen into the bath so as to start a reaction with the carbon contained in the molten metallic mass and to produce energy.
  • This oxygen is injected through tuyées 13 positioned in the hearth 14 of the furnace 10 and is also injected by means of suitable supersonic lances 12 above the surface of the bath.
  • Fig.5 shows three tuy Guatemala 13, namely a first 13a, a second 13b and a third 13c. These tuy Guatemala 13 are positioned on the hearth 14 of the furnace 10 in relation to a fourth hole 31, to a slag hole 29 and to a tapping outlet 36 as well as to the upper electrodes 11.
  • first and second tuy insomnia 13a-13b are positioned at the two sides of the fourth hole 31 and in cooperation with first and second upper electrodes 11a-11b.
  • the second tuyère 13b is displaced towards the slag hole 29.
  • the third tuyère 13c is positioned towards the tapping outlet 36 and slightly to the side of the median axis of the hearth 14 of the furnace 10 so as to cooperate with the cold zone between the first 11a and third 11c upper electrodes. In this position the third tuyère 13c cooperates in keeping the temperature of the bath uniform also towards the tapping outlet 36.
  • the tuy insomnia 13 cooperate with a ring 34 that that in this case has a circular development and surrounds the upper electrodes 11.
  • This circular ring 34 is defined by an outer perimeter 32, which in this example is circular, and by an inner perimeter 33, which too is circular in this example.
  • a supersonic oxygen lance 12 acts between the second and third upper electrodes 11b-11c and near the third upper electrode 11c and faces the centre of the furnace 10 so as to work on the molten metal in a zone devoid of tuyIER 13.
  • a tuyère (not shown) for oxygen is included in association with the circular ring 34 and in relation to the zone where the supersonic oxygen lance 12 works, and progressively replaces that lance 12 during a working cycle.
  • Post-combustion burners 28 arranged according to the movement of the molten metal cooperate with the circular ring 34, that is to say, the action of one burner works as a support for the action of the next one; the burners in this example work in the normal direction of rotation of the metal determined by the upper electrodes 11.
  • Fig.5 shows also refractory material 37, a furnace sidewall 30 containing the refractory material 37 and also cooling pipes 35 above the bath.
  • the method according to the invention includes also a step of injecting powdered coal on a carrier of air or nitrogen by means of ceramic-coated pipes 15, for instance, below the level 16 of the molten bath so as to replace the carbon used in the oxidation reaction.
  • These ceramic-coated pipes 15 are inclined in relation to the level 16 of the molten bath by an angle " ⁇ " advantageously between 30° and 60° so as to prevent a flow-back of liquid metal into the pipes when the injection is stopped.
  • the pressure of the blowing of the oxygen through the tuy Guatemala 13 is set and modulated functionally according to the individual processing steps and on the basis of specific separated periods during those steps.
  • the pressure is set according to values determined in experiments as being the best for the specific processing period and for the product to be made.
  • Fig.4 shows an example of a tuyère 13 used in the method according to the invention for injection of oxygen from the bottom of the furnace 10.
  • This tuyère 13 has a central pipe 18 for delivery of oxygen, the pipe 18 being obtained in this case by machining a bore in a polygonal copper section 19.
  • This polygonal copper section 19 is surrounded by a cylindrical pipe 20 so as to create a plurality of sectors 21 between each side 17 of the polygonal copper section 19 and the inner circumference of the cylindrical pipe 20.
  • the sectors 21 form passages for the gaseous cooling mixture.
  • the central pipe 18 delivering oxygen preferably has a diameter between 8 and 30 mm., depending on the capacity of the electric furnace 10.
  • the cooling mixture passing through the sectors 21 consists of at least one gas having a high cooling power, methane in this example, and of a diluting, or "filling", gas, which in this example is CO 2 .
  • Fig.3 shows with a block diagram the system for instantaneous adjustment of the percentages of the components of the cooling mixture.
  • the adjustment of the percentages is carried out by keeping unchanged, or substantially unchanged, at a value determined a priori as being essential for ensuring the desired and necessary cooling of the tuyomme 13, the ratio between the quantity of cooling gas in the mixture and the rate of flow of the oxygen.
  • the primary adjustment is carried out by means of an adjustment circuit 27 on the pressure of oxygen injected through the central delivery pipe 18 of the tuyées 13.
  • the adjustment of the pressure affects the rate of flow of the oxygen, that rate of flow being read continuously by a flow reader means 23 and being sent to a regulator 24, which acts on a valve 25 positioned on the CO 2 delivery line so as to vary the pressure of the CO 2 .
  • the variation of the CO 2 pressure causes a corresponding variation of the rate of flow of the CO 2 , and this variation of the rate of flow is compensated in a mixer 26 by a variation of an opposite sign of the CH 4 .
  • the pipes feeding the cooling mixture and the oxygen are insulated electrically to prevent overheating caused by the formation of induced currents.
  • This invention is especially efficacious when associated with electrical supply systems which enable the electric furnace 10 to work in the condition of a long arc.

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  1. Four à arc électrique avec diverses sources d'énergie, fonctionnant avec un courant continu ou un courant alternatif, lequel four comprend au moins une électrode (11) et un moyen servant à injecter de l'oxygène pur ou combiné à la fois au-dessus du bain (16) à l'aide de lances (12) et au-dessous à l'aide d'une pluralité de tuyères (13) placées dans la sole du four (10), les tuyères (13) étant refroidies par un mouvement périphérique d'un mélange de refroidissement gazeux constitué par au moins un gaz ayant un grand pouvoir de refroidissement et au moins un gaz de dilution, un moyen (15) étant prévu pour introduire des additifs et/ou de la poudre de charbon, des brûleurs (28) étant éventuellement également prévus,
    caractérisé en ce que le four comporte en outre les caractéristiques suivantes:
    les tuyères (13) comportent un tuyau 19 d'alimentation en oxygène d'un diamètre supérieur à 8 mm;
    la pression d'oxygène est déterminée de manière fonctionnelle par les étapes de fonctionnement, une pression minimale constante d'alimentation étant assurée;
    la pression maximale d'insufflation de l'oxygène est d'environ 11 bars;
    les tuyères sont disposées par rapport à un anneau imaginaire (34) qui entoure l'électrode au moins unique (11) et est défini par un périmètre extérieur (32) et un périmètre intérieur (33);
    il y a une ou deux lances supersoniques (12) d'oxygène dirigées vers au moins une zone du four dépourvue de tuyères (13) injectant de l'oxygène.
  2. Four électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le débit de l'oxygène dans chaque tuyère individuelle (13) est compris entre 0 et 1000 Nm3 par heure.
  3. Four électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le débit de l'oxygène dans chaque tuyère individuelle (13) est compris entre 30 et 400 Nm3 par heure.
  4. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le débit de l'oxygène dans les tuyères (13) est dans une proportion comprise entre 2/3 et 1/10 du débit de l'oxygène dans les brûleurs de post-combustion (28).
  5. Four électrique selon les revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le débit de l'oxygène dans les tuyères (13) est dans une proportion d'environ 1/3 du débit de l'oxygène dans les brûleurs de post-combustion (28).
  6. Four électrique selon les revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel deux tuyères (13a-13b) sont placées sur les deux côtés d'un quatrième trou (31) et une (13b) des deux tuyères (13) est décalée vers le trou (29) de passage de laitier.
  7. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque tuyère (13) comporte un tuyau central (18) d'alimentation en oxygène, de forme extérieure polygonale, un tuyau périphérique extérieur (20) servant d'élément torique circonférentiel, un secteur étant défini pour fournir le mélange de refroidissement entre chaque côté extérieur du tuyau central (18) d'alimentation en oxygène et le pourtour intérieur du tuyau périphérique extérieur (20).
  8. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le périmètre extérieur (32) de l'anneau imaginaire (34) se trouve, par rapport au centre du four, à une distance non supérieure à trois quarts de la distance entre ce centre et l'enveloppe extérieure (30) du four.
  9. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le périmètre intérieur (33) de l'anneau imaginaire (34) se trouve, par rapport au centre du four, à une distance non inférieure à un quart de la distance entre ce centre et l'enveloppe extérieure (30) du four.
  10. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'anneau imaginaire (34) est circulaire.
  11. Four électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une troisième tuyère (13c) est placée vers une sortie de coulée (36) et, de l'autre côté de l'axe médian de la sole (34) du four (10) par rapport au côté où se trouve l'électrode (11) la plus proche.
  12. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le mélange servant à refroidir les tuyères (13) comprend du méthane à un pourcentage modifiable en fonction de la pression de l'oxygène, de l'étape de travail, du type de ferrailles et de la qualité requise de l'acier.
  13. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la tuyère (15) servant à introduire de la poudre de charbon comporte au moins un segment de sortie constitué par un tuyau remplaçable revêtu de céramique et est placée sous le niveau du métal en fusion (16), le tuyau à revêtement céramique ayant un diamètre d'environ 18 à 25 mm et étant incliné par rapport au bain (16) suivant un angle "α" d'au moins 30°.
  14. Four électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le tuyau central d'alimentation en oxygène et le tuyau périphérique extérieur sont électriquement isolés.
  15. Four électrique défini dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant au moins une tuyère (15) servant à introduire de la poudre de charbon sur un support constitué par de l'air ou de l'azote.
  16. Procédé de conduite de coulée effectuée à l'aide d'un four électrique selon les revendications 10 à 15, dans lequel de l'oxygène pur ou combiné est injecté, à la fois au-dessus du bain (16) à l'aide de lances (12) et dans le bain (16) à l'aide d'une pluralité de tuyères (13) placées dans la sole du four (10), les tuyères (13) étant refroidies par un mouvement périphérique d'un mélange de refroidissement constitué par au moins un gaz à fort pouvoir de refroidissement et au moins un gaz de dilution, des additifs et/ou de la poudre de charbon étant introduits dans le bain, le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que l'opération de chargement associée à chaque charge individuelle est divisée en périodes définies, chaque période définie étant associée à une pression spécifique d'alimentation en oxygène et à un pourcentage de gaz à fort pouvoir de refroidissement, la fourniture d'oxygène par l'intermédiaire de chaque tuyère (13) coopérant de manière fonctionnelle avec la pression, sachant qu'il y a une pression minimale d'alimentation en oxygène à chaque moment du fonctionnement du four (10) et une pression maximale d'environ 11 bars qui n'est jamais dépassée, et en ce que cet oxygène est injecté par une lance supersonique vers au moins une zone du four dépourvue de tuyères injectant de l'oxygène.
  17. Procédé selon la revendication 16, par lequel le débit de poudre de charbon est associé à chaque période individuelle de l'étape de chargement.
  18. Procédé selon la revendication 16 ou 17, dans lequel la pression de l'oxygène dans les tuyères (13) dépend de la période de traitement spécifique et de la présence de masses froides dans le bain (16) de métal liquide.
  19. Procédé selon les revendications 16 à 18, par lequel chaque tuyère (13) est commandée individuellement avec des paramètres d'usage spécifiques.
  20. Procédé selon les revendications 16 à 19, coopérant avec des moyens électriques qui créent les conditions d'un arc long.
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